Bobby Ancell
Scottish footballer and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Francis Dudgeon Ancell (16 June 1911 – 5 July 1987) was a Scottish football player and manager. He played as a left back for St Mirren, Newcastle United, Dundee and Aberdeen. He won two full caps with the Scotland national football team who he also represented in an unofficial war time match. He managed Berwick Rangers, Dunfermline Athletic, Motherwell and Dundee during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Full name | Robert Francis Dudgeon Ancell | ||
Date of birth | (1911-06-16)16 June 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 5 July 1987(1987-07-05) (aged 76) | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
Mid Annandale | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1930–1937 | St Mirren[2] | 158 | (0) |
1936–1939 | Newcastle United[2] | 97 | (1) |
1946–1948 | Dundee[2] | 58 | (0) |
1948–1949 | Aberdeen[2] | 15 | (0) |
1949–1950 | Dundee[2] | 6 | (0) |
Total | 334 | (1) | |
International career | |||
1936 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
1939 | Scotland (wartime) | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1950–1952 | Berwick Rangers | ||
1952–1955 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
1955–1965 | Motherwell | ||
1965–1968 | Dundee | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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